Investors Are Addicted to Risk. Berkshire Hathaway and Microsoft Stock Are the Antidotes.

Investors have been piling into risky stocks, trying to keep up with the market’s torrid pace of gains. Owning blue chips like Berkshire Hathaway Microsoft and Walmart is one way for investors to protect themselves against the inevitable blowback. It’s been a bang-up year for the stock market with the returning more than 16%.